Charlotte Tilbury's new cream blush is summer skin, bottled
This time last year,
I wrote about Charlotte Tilbury's new
Unreal Skin Foundation Stick
(€47 from Brown Thomas). It offered light bulb skin in foundation stick form –
a finish so luminous
it looked like you were permanently standing in front of a ring light. Offensively, aggressively radiant skin – and I absolutely loved it.
Twelve months on
, Tilbury has launched a cream blush version of
that same formula
, intensely pigmented (as her products always are) with that same unmistakable sheen.
Unreal Blush Healthy Glow Collection
(€40 each from Brown Thomas) encompasses six shades, ranging from deep berry hues (Berry Glow) to intense fuchsia pink (Pinky Glow) to a rich cherry red (Cherry Glow), with more in between. Housed in a stick, they're designed for swipe-and-go application, offering a strong hit of colour with a very noticeable glossy sheen – more blush-highlighter hybrid than subtle flush.
Tilbury, never one to shy away from a bit of romantic drama, says: 'I wanted to bottle the unreal glow of Ibiza sunsets and golden hour, that dreamy glow of happiness you get when you're on holiday.' She's done just that.
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Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Blush Healthy Glow Collection
Aside from lashings of sunscreen, brightly hued cream blush is, to me, the epitome of summer. Nothing says 'healthy, sun-kissed, summer loving' quite like a gorgeous pop of peach or pink on the cheeks.
I think I might be blush-blind which is, delightfully, a real internet trend. It basically means you're someone who applies too much blush. But really, is it even possible to apply too
much
cream blush?
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Some other cream blush favourites for summer include:
Jones Road Miracle Balm
(€46 from
jonesroadbeauty.com
), a multitasking wonder that works on lips, eyes, and cheeks.
Jones Road Miracle Balm in Miami Beach (€46 from jonesroadbeauty.com)
My current favourite shades are Pinched Cheeks, a cool-toned rosy pink, and Miami Beach, a bright coral-peach. Both add a sheer wash of colour and a dewy glow to the skin. One pot seems to last forever, too.
If you're after something compact and chic,
Rhode Pocket Blush
(€32 from
rhodeskin.com
) is a great option.
Rhode Pocket Blush in Juice Box: The formula melts into the skin
A strong nine-piece shade range (standouts include Juice Box, a hot pink, and Spicy Marg, an orange-coral), creamy texture, and quick and easy application. The formula melts into the skin.
Chanel has stepped up their cream blush game this summer, too. Their bestselling
Healthy Glow Sheer Colour Stick
is available in two new shades as part of the Les Beiges Golden Hour summer collection.
Chanel Healthy Glow Sheer Colour Stick in Refresh delivers a flush of colour that looks and feels expensive
Reset, a luminous orange-coral, and Refresh, a bright, cool-toned pink (€48 each from Boots). Both look somewhat bold in the tube, but in reality deliver a sheer flush of colour that looks and feels expensive.
This week I'm using … Sol De Janeiro Body Badalada Lotion
A new vitamin-infused lotion from Sol de Janeiro,
Badalada Body Lotion
(€32 from Brown Thomas) smells and feels like a slightly softer, more pared-back version of their bestselling Bum Bum Cream – and it's also more affordable, at €32 for a generous 400ml bottle.
Sol de Janeiro's Badalada Body Lotion costs €32 and is available from Brown Thomas
Formulated with vitamins K and E plus hyaluronic acid, it's perfect for soothing post-sun skin or for daily hydration that leaves your skin looking amazing (and smelling of summer holidays).
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